Server-Workstation Combo?

[Don Henson]

Tommy Trussell wrote:
> On 8/21/07, Don Henson <wepin-list at wepin.com> wrote:
>>>> The usual recommendation in Ubuntu would actually be:
>>>>
>>>> sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
>>>>
>>>> ( for GNOME)
>>>>
>>>> or
>>>>
>>>> sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
>>>>
>>>> ( for KDE)
>>>>
>>>> or
>>>>
>>>> sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
>>>>
>> D
>>>> Peter
>>>>
>>> Sounds lke you've done this before. Thanks for the advice.
>>>
>>> Don Henson
>>>
>>>
>> Just to finish off this thread, the command for Gnome worked without a
>> hitch. Took it a couple of hours. Thanks again for the help.
> 
> You might consider installing ubuntu-desktop package anyway. On the
> plus side, you will have a standard Ubuntu desktop installation, with
> all the defaults and updates that entails. On the minus side, it will
> pull in a number of packages you may not care about.
> 
> Actually, if you have a spare box sitting around (or the ability to
> boot from a Live CD) you might give a standard Ubuntu installation a
> try to see what might be different on a "plain" Gnome installation.
> 
You misunderstand. When I said "the command for Gnome", I meant:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
> >>
> >> ( for GNOME)
> >>
Thanks.

Don Henson